View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo observes that the three prostitutes look so scroungy that one might contract VD just ____.

2. What color paper is, in Hugo's opinion, easy on the eyes?

3. What is the minimum sentence length Hugob advises having in a poem?

4. How many pencils does Hugo recommend sharpening to have on hand to write with?

5. Hugo's squadron is assigned to fly gasoline to a British Spitfire base in _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is "grammarphobia" a problem in writing, according to the author?

2. According to Hugo, why are the poet's feelings about himself influential to his writing?

3. Describe Hugo's analogy of the mask and how it changes as the poet progresses.

4. How does Hugo feel about the British colonel and why?

5. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?

6. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?

7. What is the curse of creative writing courses as seen by Hugo at universities?

8. What is Hugo's definition of conservatism and how does it affect a poet's writing?

9. What does Hugo say a poet should do when a poem is finished?

10. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Hugo meets a woman who asks for cigarettes in the field outside Canosa, how does he treat her? Why dose he treat her that way? How does he feel about the way he treats her?

Essay Topic 2

How does Hugo describe the difference between working at a regular job in "the real world" versus teaching at a university? What is the only initiating subject he ever wrote a poem about where he worked?

Essay Topic 3

Describe "The Pumphouse Trio". How are they found? What do they look like? Why are they significant to Hugo?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 664 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample